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Around half of people will experience a mental health issue in their lifetime

What is someone’s risk of developing depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues at some point in their life?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/around-half-of-people-will-experience-a-mental-health-issue-in-their-lifetime"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0d537924-4a43-4750-5509-6f50163e3c00/w=1024"/></a>

How much development aid is spent on climate change?

Around one-fifth of development aid is spent on climate-related projects. But what does climate-related mean, and does it crowd out other aid projects?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-development-aid-is-spent-on-climate-change"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/59464533-c5ca-4a7e-7686-358fc7608500/w=1024"/></a>

What impact will climate change have on malaria?

More than 600,000 people die from malaria every year. Will climate change make this worse?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-impact-will-climate-change-have-on-malaria"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c2d97915-f84d-4efa-3918-5a9c2a5d2400/w=1024"/></a>

How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?

We use long-run census data to understand the scale of recent US migration trends, and how these compare to previous centuries.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/how-high-is-current-immigration-to-the-united-states-in-historical-perspective"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/62f7240d-9892-4f63-792f-233662d7e800/w=1024"/></a>

Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming?

Organic farming often wins when we compare impacts on one unit of land, but there is no clear winner when we look at impacts per unit of food production.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/is-organic-farming-better-for-the-environment-than-conventional-farming"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c34a94e0-2051-436f-6d7b-7248cb28fa00/w=1024"/></a>

A never-ending childhood of malaria

How often do people in high-burden areas get malaria? Studies suggest that many children can experience five or more malaria infections a year.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/a-never-ending-childhood-of-malaria"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0abc7616-42a5-4338-94a1-6282c3991000/w=1024"/></a>

Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades

Most beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/beef-production-in-brazil-has-been-the-largest-driver-of-global-deforestation-in-recent-decades"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/31b278f8-6814-47ba-54ac-73914f6aff00/w=1024"/></a>

Which countries have already passed peak population, and when will the rest do so?

Falling fertility rates have created a unique scenario in human history: many countries are experiencing structural population decline.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-have-already-passed-peak-population-and-when-will-the-rest-do-so"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0da09f22-48af-466e-88fa-22780080b500/w=1024"/></a>

What has driven deforestation in the 21st century?

Agriculture has been the main driver of deforestation, but this has been concentrated in only a few commodities: mostly beef, palm oil, soy, and forestry products.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-has-driven-deforestation-in-the-21st-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b63c446f-e9a8-4eca-b979-4e1eafb5a500/w=1024"/></a>

South Korea’s population is set to shrink: what would it take to stop the decline?

How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/south-koreas-population-is-set-to-shrink-what-would-it-take-to-stop-the-decline"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/133452ba-5209-482d-089c-c51f5b48b900/w=1024"/></a>

Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century?

We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/95c9945f-c253-4abe-cb79-a28adf7aea00/w=1024"/></a>
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